Foreign Vocabulary in Sign Languages

Foreign Vocabulary in Sign Languages
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Publisher : Psychology Press
Total Pages : 207
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ISBN-10 : 9781135670344
ISBN-13 : 113567034X
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Book Synopsis Foreign Vocabulary in Sign Languages by : Diane Brentari

Download or read book Foreign Vocabulary in Sign Languages written by Diane Brentari and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2001-03 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the grammatical and social contexts for borrowing from various spoken languages into their corresponding sign languages (e.g., from English into ASL). For graduate and professional-level (psycho)linguists and deaf studies specialists


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